Cocoa+4+Barriers


 * BARRIERS DISCUSSION**


 * Please list the results of your facilitated discussion on barriers and restraints to managing change and shift in schools.**
 * What is preventing them from being successful at implementing change?**

· The School System structure (Charter School) does not allow for Tech integration. · Time, personalities, fear are all are barriers to effective tech integration. · Lack of Accountability & Status of the Coaches position and their defined role. · Frustration of the teachers; find it difficult to get their heads rapped around it. · Cultural Change Resistant to it… Need to put more time and their personalities. · Some teachers are mute—some want to do to much – No happy medium can’t implement. · Scheduling time for technology integration is the main barrier. · Need to have validation from Leadership. · No need for change since they are doing it right – District Leadership needs to step up to provide an appropriate rationale change. · Lack of Vision or plan in SD to provide effective Tech Integration… Lack of Time…Too much Data is required to make this possible to do this. · Historical Perspective – Too much required changes needed in the school to allow for technology SK –Teacher negativity, (years in the classroom ) and no backbone from the leadership to make staff to do tech integration initiative. · Lack of Time mitigated by collective bargaining issues; also the Structure of Curriculum doesn’t leave room for technology integration · Time issues and competing initiatives for that time are one barrier; Administration does not believe in it either. · Fear … on different levels from lack of understanding to fear of failure · Lack of support, lack of scheduled time… all associated with Money or the lack of it. · Lack of Time is the biggest issue to allow for tech integration by the coach because of his other duties.; leading to staffing issues that lead to money issues. · Overzealous District Administration that requires staff to participate in every initiative. Staff development be more incremental and focused · District/building Administration requires use of tech Integration…not provided enough time/staff tech integration training · Lack of Time is the primary issue.


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